performances. >> that is awesome. anything that gets us in to a normal kind of mode or brings 0. we will see you in half an hour. tonight, breaking news.hour. the u.s. travel ban expanding. the u.s. now including the uk and ireland in sweeping travel restrictions from europe. plus, the president now recommending americans not fly even domestically. also breaking tonight, president trump saying today he has been tested for the virus and answering questions about his own temperature. members of his cabinet now being monitored as well. the death toll from the virus rising in the u.s., as the number of cases here surge past 2,000. the rush tonight to get more americans tested, with drive-through centers popping up around the country. and the new restrictions for nursing homes to protect the country's most vulnerable residents. mounting concerns after the president and vice president

announced google was launching a coronavirus testing website, implying a large-scale operation. but the company now pushing back on those claims, saying the site is in its early stages, currently only rolling out in one state. the headline just in. europe's new hot zone. spain set to go on virtual lockdown, as cases there spike towards 6,000. more than 1,500 new cases in a single day. with the virus continuing to take a devastating toll on italy. the big question tonight, are hospitals in the u.s. prepared to fight this global pandemic? the stunning admission from a doctor on the front lines. and the show must go on. the broadway star recruiting young voices to help spread hope to a world on edge. and good evening. thanks for joining us on this saturday. i'm tom llamas. we begin tonight with the many breaking developments in the

worldwide coronavirus emergency. president trump extending the travel ban with europe now including the uk and ireland. the w.h.o. calling europe the center of the pandemic. while here at home, new york state reporting its first fatalities. drive-through testing getting under way north of new york city. catholic masses cancelled in new york tomorrow. president trump surrounded by top advisers at the white house, revealing he's taken the covid-19 test, and is awaiting results. saying his temperature check was totally normal. shoppers continuing to stock up, emptying store shelves. and apple stores around the world closing for now, except for china. which at first was the heart of the contagion, but officials now reporting a steep decline in cases. a lot to get to tonight. here's mona kosar abdi, starting us off. >> reporter: tonight, the trump administration's 30-day european travel ban growing wider, to include the uk and ireland, amid

the coronavirus pandemic. >> the president has made the decision to suspend all travel to the united kingdom and ireland, effective midnight, monday night. >> reporter: vice president mike pence adding that american citizens and legal u.s. residents in countries affected by the ban will still be able to return home through 13 designated u.s. airports for screening. >> but those americans are being encouraged to return home and self-quarantine for 14 days. >> reporter: the expansion of the 30-day restriction comes as covid-19 has infected more than 1,100 in britain and claimed more than 20 lives. and with major u.s. airlines cutting many flights to europe. americans like scottie orr have been rushing to return stateside. >> overall it was a very chaotic situation. but i'm glad to be home in america, safe. >> reporter: here in the u.s., airlines like united, delta, and american also cutting domestic flights due to a decline in demand. president trump today with a stunning statement. telling americans to only travel domestically if necessary.

>> if you don't have to travel i wouldn't do it. if you don't have to travel. we want this thing to end. >> mona, the tsa now relaxing one of the 9/11 era restrictions to allow people to travel with hand sanitizer? >> reporter: that's right, the tsa temporarily allowing travelers to take 12 ounces of hand sanitizer through airport security. tom? >> mona, thank you. after days of saying he didn't need a test, today president trump revealing he has been tested. the results just released by the white house, and they are negative for coronavirus. after declaring the national emergency, the house voting to approve a massive aid bill with the senate taking it up on monday. trevor ault is at the white house. >> reporter: today, president trump stepping before the podium to tell the american people he has been tested for the novel

coronavirus.asking, did i take the test. i don't know, whatever it takes, a day, two days, whatever it is. they sent it to a lab. >> reporter: tonight, the president's physician reporting the test was negative. for days, the president had been saying he didn't need one. even after concerns he'd been personally exposed to the virus. >> i don't think it is a big deal. i would do it, i don't feel that any reason, i feel extremely good. let's put it this way, i'm not concerned. >> are you being selfish by not getting tested, and potentially exposing -- >> well, i didn't say i wasn't going to be tested. >> are you going to be? >> most likely. yeah. >> reporter: overnight, his personal physician releasing a letter, saying a test for the virus was "not currently indicated." as he said the president was low risk. despite coming into contact with several brazilian officials who have since tested positive, including communications chief fabio wajngarten, seen here next to the president. the brazilian delegation also met with miami mayor francis suarez. and he, too, is now infected. and brazil's president, jair bolsanaro, will be tested for

the virus for a second time on friday. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: with officials urging social distancing, the president's also drawing criticism for seemingly disregarding advice from his own agencies, shaking hand after hand friday in the rose garden. >> but why are you shaking hands, sir? >> because it almost becomes a habit. people come up to me, they shake hands, they put their hand out. it's sort of a natural reflex. shaking hands is not a great thing to be doing right now, i agree. >> reporter: today the white house unveiling new measures to limit the threat of exposure inside the west wing. >> you should space more. >> reporter: members of the media getting their temperatures taken before entering the briefing room. the vice president's office saying one journalist was denied entry because his temperature was too high. when asked if the coronavirus task force assembled at the same podium as the president and vice president were also being checked, they all nodded. >> i had my temperature checked, too. >> reporter: even the president, telling us as he left the room. >> was your temperature normal, mr. president? >> totally normal.

>> trevor, you were in the briefing room when the vice president said he has not been tested. this is the second time in two days he and the president have appeared next to each other. what is being done? are they ignoring the social distancing recommendations? >> reporter: abc news has obtained an email from the vice president urging the white house staff to avoid physical contact. the cdc recommending quarantine for anyone who may have had prolonged exposure, but it doesn't apply to handshakes and photographs. tom? >> trevor, thank you. next to the scramble for information and testing for the sick. so many people taking official warnings seriously and hunkering down at home. hoping to stop the spiral of cases. new york state reporting its first two fatalities. here's diane macedo. >> reporter: tonight, new york reporting its first two coronavirus deaths as covid-19 spreads across the country. mayor bill de blasio confirming

an 82-year-old woman died after being admitted to the hospital last week in critical condition, also battling advanced emphysema. it's unknown how she got covid-19. and another 65-year-old victim with other health issues died in rockland county. >> we're going into a full crisis footing. this is a wartime dynamic. >> reporter: new york state is now reporting 524 cases. >> this is a virus that does not threaten all segments of our society equally. >> reporter: this map from just two weeks ago when the virus was confirmed in just nine states. and the first death had just been announced in washington. tonight, 49 states confirming cases, plus the district of columbia, with more than 50 deaths nationwide. west virginia is the only state not reporting cases of covid-19. the common complaint, lack of thorough testing. >> we don't feel like we have enough tests, i don't think

anyone feels like they have enough tests right now. >> reporter: local governments trying to catch up. drive-through tests in san francisco, seattle, denver, birmingham. all the way to new rochelle, new york. where residents with symptoms have to call a hotline to schedule a test. each city has a different protocol. meanwhile, the president promising a website to streamline the process. but tonight, questions are mounting about that. nationwide, at least 46,000 schools have closed, keeping some 26 million students at home. for the first time ever apple is closing all its stores worldwide with the exception of china for two weeks. tonight, retailers say they're working with suppliers to keep up with the heavy demand for cleaning supplies, toilet paper, and hand sanitizer. >> we're still replenishing it and shipping it, but as soon as it hits the stores, it's going. >> diane, joining us now from new york. we're getting some breaking news about an outbreak not too far from times square in new jersey? >> reporter: that's right. teaneck, new jersey, reporting 18 cases.

the mayor there is asking people to quarantine, not leave their homes unless absolutely necessary. he believes people have been walking around with cases for four weeks now. teaneck, new jersey, asking residents to self-quarantine, using the language that this is now ground zero. tom? >> diane, thank you. and next to the president's announcement that google is launching a coronavirus testing website. but tonight, the reality check. here's rachel scott. >> reporter: tonight, mounting questions about the program the president promised the american people. >> it's going to be very quickly done. unlike websites of the past. to determine whether a test is warranted and to facilitate testing at a nearby convenient location. >> reporter: touting google's work on a website with easy access to coronavirus testing information. >> google has 1,700 engineers working on it right now. they've made tremendous progress. >> reporter: and it wasn't just the president.

dr. debra burks holding up this chart to explain how it would work. >> clients and patients and people of interest can go, fill out a screening questionnaire. >> reporter: the vice president jumping in, too. >> at the same website, you will be directed to one of these incredible companies who will give a little bit of their parking lot so people can come by and do a drive-by test. >> reporter: about a half-hour later, google tweeting this statement, on behalf of verily. the website is in the early stages of development, and the plan is to roll testing out in the bay area. hoping to expand more broadly over time. today, the vice president pressed for an explanation. >> where is the discrepancy about the website, google's involvement? >> we're working literally around the clock and i know that our whole team working on this public and private partnership, i couldn't be more grateful to all of the hard-working people at google working on the website.

but tomorrow, 5:00 p.m., we'll have very specific description tomorrow. >> all right, rachel joins now from washington. the vice president, when asked, repeated that more information will be announced tomorrow at 5:00 p.m.? >> reporter: that's right. but the company says the website is still in the early stages of development. the vice president said there were plans to launch a version of the website in the northern california area on monday. but as for a more detailed timeline, he says that is coming tomorrow. >> rachel, thank you. tomorrow morning on "this week," jon karl goes one-on-one with dr. anthony fauci and steve mnuchin. overseas to europe now, where cases of covid-19 have been rapidly expanding. the announcement today from spain, heavy restrictions on movement for 46 million people effective immediately. new measures in france, germany, and hard-hit italy.

millions staying home in hopes of riding this out. here's julia mcfarland. >> reporter: tonight, a new hot zone in europe. spain, with a nationwide lockdown, authorities saying any movement by residents needs to be justified. they're only allowed to leave their homes under limited circumstances, to do things like buy food, go to the pharmacy or the hospital. more than 5,700 infected already. fears that number could soon reach 10,000. in just a few weeks, the outbreak's epicenter swinging from china to europe. with devastating effect. in italy alone, covid-19 claiming 175 lives in the last 24 hours. north of milan, this newspaper's friday obituary section, larger than normal. ten pages long. in rome, lockdown residents gathering on their balconies, applauding the efforts of medical workers. more than 500 people recovering

from the virus across the country in the last day. in france, the prime minister announcing that nonessential public places will be closed, including restaurants, cafes, and cinemas, until further notice. >> julia, the restrictions in france now being replicated in germany? >> reporter: exactly, tom. tonight, the berlin senate banning all events and public gatherings of 50 people or more. bars, cinemas, museums, casinos, concerts, all closed to the public. restaurants may stay open, but only if tables are at least 1 1/2 meters apart. they're serious about stopping this virus in its tracks. tom? >> julia, thank you. now back home to a focal point of so much concern, elderly americans. especially those living in nursing homes. the stark measures to keep them safe, and the big worries tonight. here's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: tonight, in that washington state nursing home where more than two dozen

residents have already died, several people are still waiting for test results. families on edge as the national coronavirus task force announces new measures to protect the elderly. >> nursing homes should restrict all visitors effective immediately. that includes all nonessential personnel. there are some exceptions for end of life. >> reporter: in addition, all group activities, including communal dining at nursing homes, now cancelled. and health care workers are now being actively screened. actions charlie campbell hopes will help other patients like his father. the 89-year-old was among the residents who contracted covid-19 at the life care center in kirkland, washington. >> we figured because of his age it was pretty much a death sentence. >> reporter: but a week and a half later, there are positive signs of recovery. >> i think there's a pretty good chance he'll survive it. doctors are cautiously optimistic.

>> reporter: today, dr. anthony fauci offering some optimism for healthy seniors. stressing that without any underlying conditions, the risk of infection is significantly less. tom? >> marci, thank you. and be sure to tune in to our abc news special monday night, "20/20" pandemic. what you need to know. right here at 10:00 p.m. eastern. still ahead on "world news tonight" this saturday, answering your questions about the coronavirus. are u.s. hospitals overwhelmed? we talked to a doctor on the front lines. plus, shocking images after an apparent tornado wipes out an rv park. an update on the injured. rising tensions in iraq. a base housing u.s. troops attacked for the second time in days. the warning from the pentagon. and the online casting call going viral. the young performers spreading songs of hope.

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impacted is stanford university. an under graduate student is tested positive and now the student body is told to get out. we will have more on the story coming up in a few minutes. >> we move of to new restrictions on public gatherings in santa clara county. they are banning gatherings of more than 35 people. that includes bars and restaurants. the county will make an exception if certain conditions are met to reduce the likelihood of trns mission at the events. the order will remain in affect for at least thee weree weeks. >> contracosta county is banning meetings for more than 100 people. they believe it will slow the spread of the virus. >> social distancing, which is a public health strategy that lumts the closeness and interactions of people so the disease spreads less. we are working to flatten

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